A timid jumping spider uses the scent of ants as a secret weapon to save itself from becoming the soggy prey of the predatory spitting spider. The downside to this plan is that jumping spiders are ...

To mirror the slender, segmented shape of an ant, ant-mimicking spiders tend to develop a slimmer body than the typical spider, with a bigger separation between their two body segments — their abdomen ...

This bright orange ant is actually a jumping spider recently found in Orange County By Bryce Alderton April 27, 2017 7:20 PM PT ...

A spider that dines almost exclusively on plants has been described by scientists. It is the first-known predominantly vegetarian spider; all of the other known 40,000 spider species are thought to be ...

Ant-eating spider with 'lock and key' genitals discovered by Queensland scientist ABC Radio Brisbane / By Jessica Hinchliffe Posted Mon 13 Feb 2017 at 5:34pm, updated Mon 13 Feb 2017 at 5:50pm ...

Timid spider uses odor and visual cues to actively select protected nesting sites near ants. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, 2014; DOI: 10.1007/s00265-014-1690-2 ...